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# Colorado School of Mines Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Colorado School of Mines?

Colorado School of Mines is an engineering school, and the program-level earnings show that. The median four-year earnings for graduates in most fields exceed the national benchmark for that field.

Computer Science leads in earnings at $127,217, with 202 degrees awarded. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #51 nationally within its field.

Petroleum Engineering follows at $116,691 from 86 degrees awarded, and holds a national rank of #6. The largest program, Mechanical Engineering, awards 304 degrees a year and posts median earnings of $97,087.

Azimuth ranks it #35 nationally. Chemical Engineering is a more moderate-earning option at $94,598 from 155 degrees awarded, with a national rank of #58.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Engineering**926 · 78.1%**
-   Computer science**202 · 17.0%**
-   Mathematics**40 · 3.4%**
-   Physical sciences**11 · 0.9%**
-   Biological sciences**7 · 0.6%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

14 of 14 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Computer Science 202 degrees awarded**
$127,217

**Petroleum Engineering 86 degrees awarded**
$116,691

**Mining and Mineral Engineering 20 degrees awarded**
$109,695

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 93 degrees awarded**
$106,012

**Applied Mathematics 40 degrees awarded**
$98,190

**Engineering Physics 40 degrees awarded**
$97,497

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science | 202 | $127,217 | #51 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 86 | $116,691 | #6 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 20 | $109,695 | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 93 | $106,012 | #29 |
| Applied Mathematics | 40 | $98,190 | #13 |
| Engineering Physics | 40 | $97,497 | #2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 304 | $97,087 | #35 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 44 | $94,902 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 155 | $94,598 | #58 |
| Civil Engineering | 81 | $94,228 | #22 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 72 | $88,484 | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 31 | $87,278 | #6 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Colorado School of Mines?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Mechanical Engineering**
304

**Computer Science**
202

**Chemical Engineering**
155

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
93

**Petroleum Engineering**
86

**Civil Engineering**
81

**Geological/Geophysical Engineering**
72

**Metallurgical Engineering**
44

**Engineering Physics**
40

**Applied Mathematics**
40

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Colorado School of Mines majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Engineering Physics**#2**
2.  Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering**#6**
3.  Petroleum Engineering**#6**
4.  Applied Mathematics**#13**
5.  Civil Engineering**#22**
6.  Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**#29**
7.  Mechanical Engineering**#35**
8.  Computer Science Included by program size**#51**
9.  Chemical Engineering Included by program size**#58**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Colorado School of Mines concentrates its bachelor's degrees in engineering and computer science, so the program a student selects shapes outcomes. Azimuth lists earnings for 12 fields and assigns national ranks to 9 of them.

Engineering accounts for 78.1% of degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences at 17.0% and Mathematics & Statistics at 3.4%. Mechanical Engineering is the largest program at 304 degrees a year, ranked #35 nationally; its graduates earn $97,087 four years after completion.

Each award count reflects degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students, and program earnings cover federally aided completers. Computer Science is ranked #51 nationally and reports the highest four-year earnings at $127,217, from 202 degrees a year.

Petroleum Engineering is ranked #6 nationally, with graduates earning $116,691 four years out.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).